Received: from ATHENA-AS-WELL.MIT.EDU by po6.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA26016; Fri, 29 Apr 94 09:42:44 EDT Received: from BLOOM-BEACON.MIT.EDU by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA04192; Fri, 29 Apr 94 09:42:35 EDT Received: by bloom-beacon.mit.edu (5.61/25-eef) id AA05342; Fri, 29 Apr 94 09:39:12 EDT Received: from binah.cc.brandeis.edu by bloom-beacon.mit.edu with SMTP (5.61/25-eef) id AA05303; Fri, 29 Apr 94 09:39:07 EDT Received: from BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU by BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU (PMDF #12080) id <01HBQQV97UU895N6TD@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU>; Fri, 29 Apr 1994 09:35 EDT Date: Fri, 29 Apr 1994 09:35 EDT From: Arthur Lewbel Subject: Former state of Courtesy in Carolingia (was State of Courtesy in West) To: carolingia@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Message-Id: <01HBQQV97UU895N6TD@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU> X-Vms-To: IN%"carolingia@bloom-beacon.mit.edu" I was an active member of the SCA in Carolingia 15 (and more) years ago, and emphatically deny that newcomers (the term newbies hadn't been invented yet) were discouraged. We may have felt ourselves superior to the rest of the East kingdom, but that was different (and, by our criteria, possibly justified). Demos were common, and recruitment activities hit a fever pitch every September and October as incoming waves of freshman were sought out for membership. I recall making someone a herald minutes after meeting him at his first event (he knows who he is) when his fitness for the role was obvious. Newcomers always got to play, and many of the highest ranking members of Carolingia were among the most active recruiters. -LeifTameon (dander back down now)